Handsome Furs Playing Asia

07/24/09 5:40pm

by Kate Harper (CHARTattack)

Handsome Furs have announced shows in China, Australia and New Zealand in August and September.

Dave Boeckner and Alexei Perry will head to Australia and New Zealand after a European jaunt in early August. They'll then jet to China soon after before they return to Europe to play a string of dates in the U.K. and Ireland. More dates will be added shortly.

"I cannot believe that I am able to announce our upcoming soon-to-alter life tour into Asia," Perry wrote in a MySpace blog entry on Thursday to announce the Chinese dates. "Trust that we couldn't be more excited to be coming your way."

Handsome Furs are touring in support of this year's Face Control, and you can see them here:

July 30 Emmaboda, Sweden @ Emmabodafestivalen
July 31 Copenhagen, Denmark @ Rust
Aug. 1 Bremen, Germany @ Appletreegarden Festival
Aug. 3 Stuttgart, Germany @ Club Schocken
Aug. 4 Ravenna, Italy @ Marina Di Ravenna
Aug. 6 Saint-Tropez, France @ Plage Du Rock Festival
Aug. 8 Myslowice, Poland @ Slypa Park (OFF Festival)
Aug. 9 Kutna Hora, Czech Republic @ Centrum Umeni (GASK Artfest)
Aug. 10 Vienna, Austria @ Szene Wien
Aug. 15 Helsinki, Finland @ Suvilahden Vanha Voimala (Flow Festival)
Aug. 25 Auckland, New Zealand @ Toto Bacco Room
Aug. 26 Wellington, New Zealand @ San Francisco Bathhouse
Aug. 27 Melbourne, Australia @ Corner Hotel
Aug. 29 Sydney, Australia @ Oxford Art Factory
Aug. 30 Perth, Australia @ Amplifier Bar
Sept. 3 Tianjin, China @ Nic Club
Sept. 4 Beijing, China @ MAO
Sept. 5 Shanghai, China @ Yuyintang
Sept. 6 Hong Kong, China @ Grappa's Cellar
Oct. 27 Dublin, Ireland @ The Academy Dublin
Oct. 28 Cork, Ireland @ Cyprus Avenue
Oct. 30 Bristol, England @ The Cooler
Oct. 31 Leeds, England @ The Brudenell Social Club
Nov. 1 Manchester, England @ The Ruby Lounge
Nov. 2 London, England @ Relentless Garage